Control: tag -1 + wontfix 16.12.2013 02:00, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > While there is a qemu-guest-agent package, it would be nice if there was > something comparable to virtualbox-guest-additions-iso for non-Debian > and/or non-Linux platforms (especially Windows). > > I'm not sure whether qemu itself already provides such a ISO based > solution,... there is http://wiki.qemu.org/Features/GuestAgent/ISO > but I have no idea about its status. > > Would be nice though, if there was at least a container package, > which contiains built and probably statically linked versions of the > guest agents for other platforms (Windows, non-Debian distros).
I understand this. However, just a guest agent is far from sufficient: we need to have at least virtio and spice drivers in there too. Note that guest agent requires virtio-serial driver to function, since it is the way how it communicates with the host. But qemu package does not contain either of these drivers, both are separate projects which aren't really related to Debian or to linux (these are windows device drivers). So at least this can't be done in qemu package, it needs to be a separate project similar to Debian Installer - a large thing which pulls various small pieces from various places to build a single installer. D-I has special support for this within dpkg infrastructure. Note also that I for one can't realistically support these windows drivers in any way at all, just because I don't remember anything about this part of windows (and even there, my knowlege is limited to windows "for workgroups" 3.1). So marking as wontfix for now. Thanks, /mjt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
